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aides say reid's plan would avoid tax increases for people making less than $250,000, eliminate some big spending cuts and restore unemployment benefits. >> i think you're likely to see a two-step process here, one sort of dealing with the immediate dynamics so that you could in fact set up a situation where you could deal with the larger situation. >> reporter: without a deal, bush-era tax cuts will expire january 1st and deep spending cuts will set in. congress set up the deadline, hoping it would force a compromise. so far, that's backfired. also flying back on air force one is lieutenant governor brian schatz and will likely be sworn in later today. just before taking off, he tweeted that he's looking forward to supporting the president's agenda. reporting live in washington, i'm dan yeielle leigh. mara, back to you. >> thank you. >>> tim geithner is adding to the pressure to get the office calf cliff deal done. in an open letter wednesday, he warned the federal government may not be able to pay its bills once the country reaches its borrowing limit on december 31st, which is mon
aides say reid's plan would avoid tax increases for people making less than $250,000, eliminate some big spending cuts and restore unemployment benefits. >> i think you're likely to see a two-step process here, one sort of dealing with the immediate dynamics so that you could in fact set up a situation where you could deal with the larger situation. >> reporter: without a deal, bush-era tax cuts will expire january 1st and deep spending cuts will set in. congress set up the...
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both sides are still divided but just before calling it quits yesterday democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning when the senate gets back network. where are they divided? they are divided at what salary taxes should increase but there was progress on taxes for the wealthiest of americans and avoiding the inheritance increases and they are grateful that republicans have given up on demands for cuts to social security at least for now. now this progress has not come easy. democrats have accused republicans of being too suborn on tax increases. just yesterday republicans slammed democrats for failing to give them a counter offer in the negotiation. minority leader mitch mcconnell called the vice president joe biden to get involved and help in the negotiations. lawmakers say they are hopeful they will get a deal today. even if they don't the fight won't be over for long. republicans will push for those reforms they gave up this time around early next year during the debt limit debate. back to you. >>> for his part president obama has been trying
both sides are still divided but just before calling it quits yesterday democratic leader harry reid said he hoped to have an announcement in the morning when the senate gets back network. where are they divided? they are divided at what salary taxes should increase but there was progress on taxes for the wealthiest of americans and avoiding the inheritance increases and they are grateful that republicans have given up on demands for cuts to social security at least for now. now this progress...
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the eagles' andy reid, chargers '94 of turner, bears' lovie smith, that's after a winning record but a bad year. the browns' pat shurmur. also cut loose, chiefs' romeo cornell, bills' chan galery. jets' rex ryan survived the day. >>> at the annual car jumping championship in england, drivers used a ramp to try to fly over ten wrecked dars and land on the other side. most of the fearless competitors weren't even close. not like they're really trying. >>> just ahead, keeping up with the kardashians is about to get a ratings bump. wish i wrote that but i didn't. >>> while we don't condone wasting food, check out this fruitcake toss. details next. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. r myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. uni
the eagles' andy reid, chargers '94 of turner, bears' lovie smith, that's after a winning record but a bad year. the browns' pat shurmur. also cut loose, chiefs' romeo cornell, bills' chan galery. jets' rex ryan survived the day. >>> at the annual car jumping championship in england, drivers used a ramp to try to fly over ten wrecked dars and land on the other side. most of the fearless competitors weren't even close. not like they're really trying. >>> just ahead, keeping up...
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the eagles' andy reid, chargers norv turner, the bears' lovie smith, that's after a winning record but a bad finish to the year. the browns' pat shurmur. and i'm not done. also cut loose, chiefs' romeo cornell, bills' chan gailey. the cardinals' ken whisenhunt. worth noting -- the jets' rex ryan survived the day. >>> at the annual car jumping championship in england, drivers used a ramp to try to fly over ten wrecked cars and land on the other side. most of the fearless competitors weren't even close. not like they're really trying. >>> just ahead, keeping up with the kardashians is about to get a ratings bump. wish i wrote that but i didn't. >>> while we don't condone wasting food, check out this fruitcake toss. details next. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ever. nurses are dealing with a wider range of issues. and there are ever-changing regulations. when you see these challenges, do you want to back away or take charge? with a degree in the field of healthcare or nursing from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to advance your career while making a difference in the
the eagles' andy reid, chargers norv turner, the bears' lovie smith, that's after a winning record but a bad finish to the year. the browns' pat shurmur. and i'm not done. also cut loose, chiefs' romeo cornell, bills' chan gailey. the cardinals' ken whisenhunt. worth noting -- the jets' rex ryan survived the day. >>> at the annual car jumping championship in england, drivers used a ramp to try to fly over ten wrecked cars and land on the other side. most of the fearless competitors...